Why isn't he physically oriented /vp/?

>>25731120
It was made before the split, and Grass was Special.

>>25731120
>he

>>25731183
>has

>>25731187
>kaings

>>25731120
That face gets me every time. That's smugpepe the Pokemon.

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>>25731120
Why isn't pic related either?

>>25731217
Because they couldn't be assed to give him an interesting stat distribution so they just copied over Charizard's.

>>25731120
It's called game balance. GF balanced the game so that Sceptile wouldn't be too strong with a high attack stat.

>>25731223
>balance

Why do you still believe this?

>>25731234
It's the most logical reason.

>>25731235
It might be, and maybe Gamefreak believes that, too, but we all know that's not true, especially when other pokes are made obnoxiously powerful for no reason.

>>25731131
And now it is 2016 and the Physical/Special split has been in effect for literally a decade. Why do they not re-balance shit at all ever? 10 SpDef to Alakazam doesn't count for shit.

>>25731266
Because randomness is balance to them, not making it even.

>>25731257
Because that's what Gamefreak believes.

>>25731120
Because in Gen III Leaf Blade, Crunch, Thunder Punch and Dragon Claw were all Special.

>>25731336
That's why I loved him back in the day, but now his movepool is kinda garbage so I can't justify using him

Why isn't Malamar specially orientated?

Give him Earth Power, Extrasensory, and Moonblast and suddenly he's a great pokemon

>>25731695
None of those moves makes sense on it. Maybe earth power but that would be stretching to much.

>>25731706
They make as much sense as any other move does on any other pokemon.

>>25731695
Don't forget Growth.
>>25731706
It's in the Dragon egg group. Pokemon with dragon blood should get special moves like these.

>>25731336
Since Showdown has a gen 3 meta, would a SubPetaya set be viable on it? Overgrow boosted Leaf Blade after the berry boost sounds tempting.

>>25731680
to use contrary superpower

>>25731717
>Bite on Rattata make as much sense as Moonblast on Sceptile

>>25731120
There are already way too damn many physical attackers.

>>25731723

You're thinking of legendaries. Legendaries get whatever with no regard for distribution criteria. ES and Moonblast make no sense on it thematically.

>>25731619
Yeah, the special/physical split benefited most pokemon but Sceptile got rekt by it.